Iš Seimo pasitraukusi Tėvynės sąjungos-Lietuvos krikščionių demokratų (TS-LKD) atstovė Agnė Bilotaitė sako neturinti informacijos apie galimus teisėsaugos veiksmus, vykdomus jos atžvilgiu.

Švedijos aktyvistė Greta Thunberg (Greta Tunberg) antradienį buvo tarp moksleivių, protestuojančių prie vienos užblokuotos vidurinės mokyklos šalia Prancūzijos sostinės, pranešė AFP žurnalistas.

In his first interview since being forced from his post, Gen Syrskyi speaks about Ukraine's future in the war.

The 31-year-old cave expert was found alive, 32ft underground, after more than 100 emergency personnel worked to free him.

The prediction from the IMF comes as final preparations are being made for the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News Reform is under pressure again – but could the coming weeks prove make-or-break for Nigel Farage’s party? With fresh undercover filming threatening to cause trouble and a crucial report into the £5m gift looming, how serious could the fallout be? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy also unpack the latest polling: is Kemi Badenoch enjoying a post-conference bounce, or are internal divisions across the political landscape reshaping the race? Elsewhere, the battle for the budget narrative is heating up, and Sam has some intel on why business leaders could be getting extra attention from No 10. Plus, with a date set for an EU-UK summit, Anne gauges the opinion across the continent.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music As the United States looks towards Russia for diesel, European leaders are doubling down on their support for Ukraine. On the show, hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart unpack all the ways the EU plans to put its money where its mouth is and help Kyiv. Expect it to be the talk of the town at this week’s meeting of leaders at the European Council summit. Next, exclusive polling coming out of Spain shows that 58% of Spaniards fear tensions with Morocco over Ceuta and Melilla could spiral into an armed conflict in the next 10 years. We discuss what this means for a country that’s heading into a snap election at the end of next month. Speaking of Spain, we’re launching Madrid Playbook today! For our Spanish-speaking listeners, subscribe why don’t you? Finally, Ursula von der Leyen may have been smiling in influencer videos filmed after her State of the Union speech, but behind closed doors, her comms teams was furious. Questions? Comments? Let us know on our WhatsApp here or at +32 491 05 06 29. Articles mentioned in this episode: “Poll: Spaniards say Ceuta crisis could spark armed conflict with Morocco.” “Ukraine’s FM: Russia’s war budget makes the case for using frozen assets now.” “EU approves biggest Russia sanctions package since invasion began.”

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addresses the Shura Council and emphasises the need for regional stability and safety.

A year after Gaza's ceasefire, Israeli attacks persist as settler violence disrupts West Bank's oil harvest.

Rescue operations underway after one vessel is sunk in the Black Sea and another damagedGermany’s Wadephul also says Russia “has to pay for that war,” and stresses the need to keep funding Ukraine.Asked if his recent meeting with Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov on the margins of the UN meeting recently showed to him that Russia is ready for a ceasefire, he smiles/smirks: “No.”“Russia right now is not ready for ceasefire, but still, this only can encourage us to stay with Ukraine and to, strengthen, the pressure on Russia and always be ready for conversations, but and also especially for, for ceasefire negotiations.But, until this doesn’t happen, we are with Ukraine. We are with the president the German government is is backing the Ukrainian government and the president, completely. He is the person to lead Ukraine, and we are with him.”“Europe has big decisions to make, including on Russian sovereign assets. I think we need to return to this issue. Britain is willing to do this alongside the European Union, because, look, we know that every wrong message that is sent to President Putin is a is a message that sets back our security and sets back the Ukrainian cause, and we need to send the right messages.” Continue reading...

Former Labour leader says he believes the prime minister has an ‘authentic commitment’ to taking the UK back into the EUAndy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EUJohn Healey should “stay the course” and continue repairing the UK’s public finances, the International Monetary Fund’s top economist has said, after the fund lifted its growth forecast for Britain, Heather Stewart reports.Good morning. In his long statement to MPs yesterday, Andy Burnham was evasive when asked whether he wanted his planned renegotiation of Britain’s relationship with the EU to result in a Labour-led government, after the next election, rejoining. In response to one question about this, Burnham told a Tory MP he was “getting way ahead of himself” with the question. But one well-placed observer is not being so coy.Yes, sure, sure, sure. His commitment is authentic. He really does understand from the grassroots up why restoring what I think of as normality in our continent is vital for every party economically, politically, culturally, all in security terms, and is able to articulate it in language that people can understand. So yeah, he is definitely.Andy’s not changed direction. He’s always been a committed pro-European. In the byelection, he rightly didn’t make a noise about it. That’s tomorrow’s debate. Simply because the byelection wasn’t about Europe. It was about winning Makerfield in order to enable him to become leader of the party. That’s all it was about.It’s common sense. It’s not left and right. Andy’s view of the engagement of the state is about what Winston Churchill did in the 1950s, and I don’t remember Churchill being thought of as on the left. Andy’s a socialist, but he’s a very common-sense socialist. He’s very rational. He’s cool, not just with his dark blue T-shirt, but in his thinking, and he’s advanced a hell of a lot in the last 10–12 years in terms of his understanding of the absolute importance of utility, of usefulness in politics.That’s what puts us, basically, he and I, on the same spot. Of course he’s on the left. I’m on the left. We’re socialists, but we are prompted by the usefulness of the application of ideas. Continue reading...

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France faces fresh nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday as students, unions and opposition groups rally over poor school conditions, including teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has joined protesters outside a blockaded high school near Paris, boosting the movement’s visibility even as authorities warn that violence is intensifying despite a decline in school closures. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. 

Lille are away to Arsenal on Matchday 2 of the Champions League. Olivier Giroud is set to face his former club, where he spent five and a half seasons.

Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali has been sworn in as MP for Holborn and St Pancras in the British House of Commons. Abdi-Wali won last week's by-election for the central London constituency with 45 percent of the vote, beating Green Party leader Zack Polanski who secured about 33 percent.

Ceuta braces for a symbolic royal visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia after a mass migration crisis strained the enclave’s social cohesion.